silwa de re sajanwa, mohe reshmi salwar
silwa de re sajanwa, mohe reshmi salwar
ha reshmi salwar jiske bute jalidar
ha reshmi salwar jiske bute jalidar
banu aisi chhabili sajili chhalledar
banu aisi chhabili sajili chhalledar
silwa de re sajanwa, mohe reshmi salwar
silwa de re sajanwa, mohe reshmi salwar

resham ki salwar pahan mai
sajan ke ghar jau
mai sajan ke ghar jau
resham ki salwar pahan mai
sajan ke ghar jau
sang saheli hasi kare mai
sang saheli hasi kare mai
dekh unhe sharmaaun
silwa de re sajanwa, mohe reshmi salwar
silwa de re sajanwa, mohe reshmi salwar

ari tu kya pahne salwar
shakal hai teri paune chaar
ari tu kya pahne salwar
shakal hai teri paune chaar
bhai ghar ko ban ke rahta
bapu beghar bar
bhai ghar ko ban ke rahta
bapu beghar bar

mera baap to jo kuch hai
par tera baap hai naayi
mera baap to jo kuch hai
par tera baap hai naayi
bees baras ki bahan ho gayi
phir bhi nahi sagayi
firta baat yaha naktai
tumko tanik laz na aayi
silwa de re sajanwa mohe reshmi salwar
silwa de re ha ha
silwa de re sajanwa mohe reshmi salwar

Weave, my love, a silken shroud,
Weave for me a silken shroud,
A silken shroud, with lace so fine,
A silken shroud, a patterned design,
That I may bloom, a vision bright,
That I may bloom, a jewel of light,
Weave, my love, a silken shroud,
Weave for me a silken shroud.

Clothed in silk, I'll softly tread,
To my love's home, gently led,
To my love's home, gently led,
Clothed in silk, my heart ablaze,
With my friends, in laughter's maze,
In their gaze, my blush is spun,
In their gaze, shyly begun,
Weave, my love, a silken shroud,
Weave for me a silken shroud.

What silk for you, a face so plain?
A shadow's form, a whispered stain,
What silk for you, a face so plain?
Your brother shelters, home is lost,
Your father homeless, at what cost,
Your brother shelters, home is lost.

My father holds a worthy name,
While yours, a barber's whispered claim,
My father holds a worthy name,
Your sister, twenty years have flown,
Unwed, alone, a life unsown,
You wander here, a wandering blight,
No shame you feel, in fading light,
Weave, my love, a silken shroud,
Weave for me, yes, oh yes,
Weave for me a silken shroud.